Set up in 2003, Oman Shipping Company SAOC (OSC) grew out of the Omani government's vision to develop a national fleet catering to the maritime transportation requirements of the country's rapidly growing hydrocarbon, petrochemical, mining and metallurgical industries.

Initially focused on the transportation of domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes to international markets, OSC's fleet has evolved to include Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), Product Tankers, Chemical Tankers, LPG Carriers Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOCs), Bulk Carriers, multi-purpose vessels and, lately, a containership as well